16Jan2013
Shannyn Moore: My Guns are Less Regulated than My Uterus
Anchorage Daily News
I'm not advocating for no guns. I like mine and am not about to give them up. But in this country, my uterus is more regulated than my guns. Birth control and reproductive health services are harder to get than bullets. What is that about? Guns don't kill people - vaginas do?

16Jan2013
Indigenous Commission Created to Give Indian Communities a Permanent Political Dialogue
Hispanically Speaking News
The government has created the Commission for Dialogue with Mexico’s Indian Peoples this week in an effort to repay the “historical debt” owed to the nation’s native communities, Government Secretary Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said.

16Jan2013
Voting Begins for the Most Inspiring Mural in Jose Cuervo's 'Tradicional Mural Project'
PRNewswire
Jose Cuervo has officially opened the voting phase to select the most inspiring mural in the Tradicional Mural Project. The nationwide program, inspired by the influence of Latino heritage, showcases 10 original murals created by artists from across the United States.

16Jan2013
Idle No More: First Nations Protests Take Aim at Canada's Dirty Oil Sands
The Globe and Mail
Plans will likely proceed for more first nations protests this week, with possible blockades of railways and highways. Politicians can also expect to be greeted by more protesters when they return to their official House of Commons duties at the end of the month.

16Jan2013
Community Members Fighting Back as Mexican Churches Are Looted
The New York Times
A small, picturesque city 80 miles southeast of Mexico City, Cholula is said to have a church for every day of the year. There are, in reality, about 80 in all, many dating to the 17th century and filled with paintings and sculptures from that time. It is enough to draw hordes of worshipers - and thieves.

15Jan2013
Public Service Announcement for Canadian No Homophobes Campaign: Don't Say F*ggot
Passport Magazine
The United States had the “That’s So Gay” campaign thanks to the Ad Council and GLSEN, but now Canada is taking that message one step further with a PSA for the No Homophobes Campaign where they fight the use of the word “faggot.”

15Jan2013
No Panaceas for Mexico's Violent Drug War, But Prohibition has Failed
Rice University
While Mexico and the United States have ramped up their efforts to control and perhaps defeat Mexico's increasingly violent drug cartels, the outcome of these efforts remains in doubt and no panaceas are in sight, but prohibition has once again proved to be a failure.

15Jan2013
Times Are A-Changin' in Havana as Easier Travel Rules for Cubans Go Into Effect
Hispanically Speaking News
Cubans are informing themselves - amid hope and disbelief - about the aspects of the immigration reform that entered into force on Monday on the Communist-ruled island, where the measure simplifying the procedures to travel abroad is still causing confusion.


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